Hi Everyone,
I must admit that I'm pretty close to having this entry done on time. Where does the time go anyway?? I'm really not loving the fact that a few blog entries from now I will be sitting here in my flannel p.j's while drinking a hot cup of cocoa and looking outside at all of the snow piled up...ugh. By the way, I can't believe that I just said "drinking a hot cup of cocoa"... I think that's something that my grandmother would've said lol...
Okay...what's new and exciting...well....hmmm.... I got a haircut. Other than that I have been working...shooting and eating but not necessarily in that order. Take note that nowhere in there did it mention sleep as I am once again convinced that yes, I am most definitely an insomniac. I think last night that I had the longest sleep that I have had in about a week and that was from about midnight until just past 3:30 AM. I have given up on getting any more than that tonight so I just finished having a double espresso which I know is not going to help the situation but I think that I have come to terms with it 
Sure I have...
What else happened last week?? I went out shooting downtown at night with some members of the Regina Photo Club which was a good time. I also had a shoot for the Museum Association of Saskatchewan, shot the Cougar Trot and I think that just about covers it.
Note that I haven't mentioned anything about Rob in this blog...why?? Well, he's hiding under a rock. Okay, not exactly but he is taking it easy and having a very relaxing week but I know that we will hear a lot from him in the blog next week... RIGHT ROBERT???!!!!????
Well... onto some pictures from the week...
Some pictures that I went and shot of my niece and nephew last week. Believe me... cute but deadly!!!
ISO-400, Shutter Speed- 6 sec., F-9.0, Focal Length - 45mm
A few of the pics that I shot while out with the
Camera Club.
ISO-100, Shutter Speed-1/1250th sec, F-3.2, Focal Length-200mm
My daughter while running in the Cougar Trot last weekend... she was just starting to recover from one heck of a cold hence the look on her face that is somewhat pained. Now had it been myself that had been running in this race it would have been closer to something resembling a mid-stroke look
ISO-100, Shutter Speed-1/3200th sec, F-3.2, Focal Length-200mm
More of the Cougar Trot.
I finally managed to get out today and shoot some fall pictures. On another note people have said that Medicine Hat is the suicide capital of Canada due to the fact that every day is so bloody windy there. I'm wondering if anyone has ever checked Regina as I can't remember the last time we actually had a calm day which is somewhat frustrating... please note that I said frustrating and not absolutely devastating in case some of my friends read into that the wrong way and start calling
Gross...enough said.
I had been to this old house before but somehow didn't notice the ivy crawling all over the front porch...very cool.
ISO-100, Shutter Speed -1/200th sec, F-5.0, Focal Length-100mm
To those of you who also attempt to shoot macro shots every once in a while in Saskatchewan I know that you can feel my pain as due to the wind I think that this shot took me at least 10 attempts!
I now have another thing to add to my "somewhat terrified of list" besides just grasshoppers. You got it... squirrels!!! There I was at this old house minding my own business and all of the sudden out of the blue this freakish squirrel decides to pop out at me!! The bloody thing was hissing like crazy and I almost dropped my camera...among other things. If you can imagine all that I had in my head at the time was those videos that I have seen on t.v with the
flying squirrels and then I'm picturing this thing hissing at my wildly...with rabies...foaming at the mouth...flying through the air like a bat and landing in my hair prior to tearing me to shreads!! Okay, so needless to say that didn't exactly happen...but it could have.
ISO-400, Shutter Speed-1/250th sec, F-2.8, Focal Length-100mm
ISO-400, Shutter Speed-1/20th sec, F-7.1, Focal Length-33mm
The last shot of the night as I was driving home. I may absolutely detest the cold but you can't beat our sunsets. Once again that sounded almost poetic of me
Well that's all for this week. I hope everyone will get the chance to get out there and take some fall shots before all of the leaves blow away. Please keep checking future blogs as we are planning for some upcoming field trips as well as contests that will be posted in the near future.
Till next week,
Devona
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